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:00:27. > :00:36.Expectations... Pressure... Duet from Merv the Swerve. It was

:00:36. > :00:46.pulsating... At times, brittle. A nerve-racking finale to a Grand

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:01:10. > :01:16.A Grand Slam goes to Wales! Good evening, welcome to this Six

:01:16. > :01:19.Nations special. A weekend of high emotion as Wales win their third

:01:20. > :01:24.Grand Slam in eight seasons. This time last year, who would have

:01:24. > :01:28.thought that in the space of five months we would be World Cup semi-

:01:28. > :01:34.finalists and Six Nations champions? I will be chatting to

:01:34. > :01:41.the old guard. First, let's hear from a man of the match, Dan

:01:41. > :01:50.Lydiate. You have got to do it to win a Grand Slam. I'm glad it is

:01:50. > :02:00.over. And joining us tonight, Jonathan Davies, Kingsley Jones and

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:02:20. > :02:30.Chamakh -- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Welcome back. What a date! And

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:02:32. > :02:37.Knight... It was an incredible day. I am just wondering how many people

:02:38. > :02:43.will turn up for work tomorrow. fitting tribute to a man much loved

:02:43. > :02:47.by Welsh Rugby? The crowd was superb yesterday. It was at its

:02:47. > :02:52.that to start, in memory of Mervyn Davies, and the minute's silence

:02:52. > :02:57.was impeccable. The team winning the Grand Slam, several players

:02:57. > :03:05.said this morning that they do it for Mervyn. Three Grand Slams in

:03:05. > :03:11.eight seasons, what an achievement? Fantastic. The thing I enjoyed

:03:11. > :03:18.boast was when the boys did a lap of honour. Everyone just stood and

:03:18. > :03:26.applauded. It was fantastic. When did you watch the game? -- where

:03:26. > :03:29.did. I watched it in a restaurant in Georgia. There were 17 plasma

:03:29. > :03:34.screens, all showing Wales. Everyone was congratulating me as

:03:34. > :03:41.if I had played, it was fantastic. It really made you proud to be

:03:41. > :03:51.Welsh. Everybody was over the moon. How did you get on? I don't want to

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:03:51. > :04:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:04:48. > :04:57.tell you! It began with a minute's Lovely pass by Priestland. Beware

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:04:58. > :05:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:05:56. > :06:06.the French are more! -- the French gear. WHISTLE BLOWS. Wheels have

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:06:30. > :06:36.used all of their back row. The a magnificent finish! That is what

:06:36. > :06:46.you have to do, you have to get the ball through a hands and turn it

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:07:02. > :07:12.WHISTLE BLOWS. The Welsh have a penalty. France always under

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:07:12. > :08:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:08:40. > :08:50.was. WHISTLE BLOWS. It is just a again and his work is rewarded.

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:09:01. > :09:11.Leigh Halfpenny... It is long Lydiate makes what may be the

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:10:22. > :10:32.tackle of the match. France inside the scrum. -- hurling at the scrum.

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:10:46. > :10:56.Yash belly with a simple three Leigh Halfpenny sprints away. Great

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:11:20. > :11:28.the ball away! Leigh Halfpenny extends the lead to

:11:28. > :11:38.16 points. Wales are inching their way, second by second, to their

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:11:38. > :11:48.third Grand Slam and second years. We have turnover ball. Penalty to

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:11:53. > :12:03.Wales. Wales have won the Grand Slam! It

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:12:19. > :12:26.What a game, what an atmosphere. Let's hear from the team. I put my

:12:26. > :12:34.body on the line. You have got to do it to win a Grand Slam. It was

:12:34. > :12:41.the first chance for a lot of us. We are just over the moon. Last

:12:41. > :12:50.match of the Six Nations at home, what can be better? Honour those

:12:50. > :12:55.ridiculous sessions we did, I guess it has paid off, brilliant. It was

:12:55. > :13:02.just one of those games, you think, it can be a draw. At least it was a

:13:02. > :13:05.draw we would not lose. But you want to go for gold, don't you?

:13:05. > :13:12.What was the feeling walking round the stadium with 70,000 people

:13:13. > :13:17.applauding you? It was so real, to be honest. I remember thinking how

:13:17. > :13:22.proud I was of a team in the past and to be part of a Grand Slam

:13:22. > :13:26.winning side is something that for me personally, I never dreamt of

:13:26. > :13:32.Avon playing in the Six Nations but playing in the Grand Slam is very

:13:32. > :13:39.special. As a team, we haven't played that sort of match in a long

:13:39. > :13:44.time. It was pretty simple. We scored some pretty special tries.

:13:44. > :13:51.That was a game for kicking and chasing and it was hard work.

:13:51. > :13:55.boys had to dig deep and show some toughness and character and

:13:55. > :14:02.hopefully, it is their real turning-point for Welsh rugby. They

:14:02. > :14:08.have shown some great courage in this tournament. They have come

:14:08. > :14:18.through. It was an incredible atmosphere on

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:14:21. > :14:26.that page. It has been a privilege to allies

:14:26. > :14:36.this. 75% of the squad are probably three or four years of their best.

:14:36. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:44.They said the World Cup was a It was all about territory against

:14:44. > :14:48.France, playing in their own half. France were under pressure, 17

:14:48. > :14:52.kicks. That reflects their under pressure. Let's look at the

:14:52. > :15:02.comparisons. Comparing with England they were second in the

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:15:05. > :15:13.field, and that is reflected. Every time they visited the 22, a try

:15:13. > :15:21.every four visits. Really confident in having ball in hand. A team

:15:21. > :15:26.offloading usually wins. Look at the comparison. If you want to win

:15:26. > :15:29.in the Six Nations you have got to tackle strongly. Defence and

:15:29. > :15:37.territory when the impressive things that caught my eye. They

:15:37. > :15:41.talk about being clinical in their game, clinical pulls not -- doesn't

:15:41. > :15:51.necessarily mean tries. They are talking to each other and keep on

:15:51. > :15:55.

:15:56. > :16:02.They are composed. France are going nowhere. The Welsh team guard their

:16:02. > :16:05.line. But they have done so throughout the tournament. France

:16:05. > :16:15.are going to get frustrated, because that line is not going to

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:16:18. > :16:28.be broken. Jamie Roberts advancing. That makes a difference. Lloyd

:16:28. > :16:28.

:16:28. > :16:34.Williams getting stuck in. Look at Adam Jones! Giving 110%. The

:16:34. > :16:44.kicking game was so instrumental. Graceland and Halfpenny while world

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:16:50. > :16:58.class. -- were world class. This is a long kick. It's about keeping the

:16:58. > :17:05.ball in play. Leigh Halfpenny, he had a superb Grand Slam. Wales have

:17:05. > :17:11.done us proud. There are no stats for commitment to the cause, but

:17:11. > :17:18.all those elements were there. They have done their coaches, their

:17:18. > :17:23.family, and their coaches, and the greater Mervyn Davies, proud.

:17:23. > :17:33.Wales showed great guts and determination. The rout the

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:17:36. > :17:44.tournament, to be fair. -- throughout. The England performance

:17:44. > :17:47.typical that their defence. They have had to work hard. What have

:17:47. > :17:56.you made of their desire? In it has been brilliant. I have enjoyed

:17:56. > :18:06.watching them. France were always going to be negative. They wanted

:18:06. > :18:12.it to be a dogfight. They have been magnificent all the way through.

:18:13. > :18:22.The defence, as we saw in the stats, it has been amazing. We saw a great

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:18:25. > :18:32.bunch of lads. One man put his body on the line, than litigate -- Dan

:18:33. > :18:40.Lydiate. He is old fashioned type of player. He is hitting people

:18:40. > :18:43.around the ankles. A big part of the Welsh game is the turnover. He

:18:43. > :18:51.puts the defender in a position, I'm sorry, the attacker, he puts

:18:51. > :19:01.them in a position that they don't want to be in. For me, the player

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:19:03. > :19:08.of the tournament. You sat there in October, you picked him out, a

:19:08. > :19:17.great performance. I was a flanker as well, he's the type of player

:19:17. > :19:25.that they coach once. -- that a coach would want. The number of

:19:25. > :19:29.tackles, the carries, he is worth his weight in gold. Let's talk

:19:29. > :19:36.about Rhys Priestland, there was some critics against Italy, but he

:19:36. > :19:41.controlled the game well yesterday. He could have let his head drop.

:19:41. > :19:51.Warren Gatland was very wise. The captain on the field. Yesterday,

:19:51. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :19:56.there was the odd radio kick, but generally kicked long. He put the

:19:56. > :20:02.French defence under pressure. He came good in the second half. He

:20:02. > :20:10.kept a Wales down there, where they wanted to be to win the game. He

:20:10. > :20:16.played very well. I thought he put some lovely passes on for our

:20:16. > :20:23.players. He orchestrates the defence. He brings people into the

:20:23. > :20:33.game. I have been impressed with him, he's going to get better and

:20:33. > :20:33.

:20:33. > :20:43.better. Australia is coming up, that will be a hard test. There are

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:20:44. > :20:51.so many players you can pick out. - - we were worried about Alex

:20:51. > :21:01.Cuthbert, when you have up your boots. -- when you hung up your

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:21:03. > :21:13.boots. It doesn't make me look good, does it! He is much bigger than

:21:13. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:19.you! He is coming on leaps and bounds. This is his first season. I

:21:19. > :21:24.had helped him. He has been outstanding, I have enjoyed

:21:24. > :21:34.watching him. He has developed into a good player. He can read the game,

:21:34. > :21:34.

:21:34. > :21:44.he works hard off his wing. He has shown that is up there with the

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:21:53. > :21:57.Best. His story is a great. In the Ireland game, they're all great.

:21:57. > :22:04.That is the whole thing, the squad have come together. That is a sign

:22:04. > :22:14.of a great team. When some players are not have the Best, the other

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:22:18. > :22:21.stand up and be counted. -- are not on the top form. You have to give

:22:21. > :22:31.Warren Gatland a huge amount of credit for bringing these young

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:22:32. > :22:41.players through. 100%. The guys he has brought in, he has given them

:22:41. > :22:46.confidence. The young fellows coming in, they are at a great age.

:22:46. > :22:54.Ryan Jones, what a man. He was dropped as captain, but he has come

:22:54. > :23:02.in and got better and better. He has done a great job. I think the

:23:02. > :23:12.balance they have, with the young lads, the front-row experience,

:23:12. > :23:12.

:23:12. > :23:20.it's a great balance. I wish we could play the All Blacks next week.

:23:20. > :23:27.I do, as long as Dan Carter is still injured!

:23:27. > :23:33.There is tremendous strength in depth. Yes there is. I spoke to

:23:33. > :23:43.Sanne yesterday, he had mixed emotions. To come off injured, he

:23:43. > :23:53.was desperately disappointed. Ryan James came on, he was outstanding.

:23:53. > :23:54.

:23:54. > :23:58.-- Ryan Jones. I have never seen a depth like this before. You have

:23:58. > :24:06.three players in the squad who have won Grand Slams, is that just luck,

:24:06. > :24:12.or something special? I think it is something special. They are bad

:24:13. > :24:21.injuries coming to the tournament, they have come back without much

:24:21. > :24:31.gain time. They have shown their class. It shows how much faith the

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:24:32. > :24:39.coaching staff having them. Ryan Jones equalled the record as

:24:39. > :24:43.captain, and he has come on and played superbly well. You have Ian

:24:43. > :24:53.Evans, a team-mate of yours, he has won every Six Nations game he has

:24:53. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :25:05.played in. He is a super player. He is unsung, he has been brilliant

:25:05. > :25:05.

:25:05. > :25:10.every time. We will hear more from you later.

:25:10. > :25:20.We are celebrating a Wales grand- slam, but it was a day of mixed

:25:20. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:25.emotions. Words like legend an icon are

:25:26. > :25:33.bandied about far too easily. Not in the case of Mervyn Davies. His

:25:33. > :25:43.incredible skills and athleticism made him one of the all-time greats,

:25:43. > :25:43.

:25:43. > :25:49.in world rugby. Had his career and not -- had his career not been cut

:25:49. > :25:59.short, he would have added to his caps. He had 30th for Wales, and

:25:59. > :26:04.two successful Lions tours. He was instantly recognisable. He was a

:26:04. > :26:08.natural leader. Quietly spoken, not a man to waste his words. He did

:26:08. > :26:18.his talking on the field. Rugby fans the world over will talk about

:26:18. > :26:24.

:26:24. > :26:32.It's fair to say he was quite a character. I had the privilege of

:26:32. > :26:42.going to East Africa with them -- going to South Africa with him. We

:26:42. > :26:46.

:26:46. > :26:54.drank l'art! -- we drank a lot of beer! We have a Sunday school, we

:26:54. > :27:04.went on a boat trip. We were dying before we got on the boats, when I

:27:04. > :27:14.saw the sea, I didn't think I could go on. DEC got rather than offer. -

:27:14. > :27:18.

:27:18. > :27:22.- of the waves were getting bigger and bigger. I could see laughter.

:27:22. > :27:32.Mervyn Davies was there, a pint in one hand, and some boiled eggs in

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:27:42. > :27:45.the other. He called us pansies! Wonderful memories. We talk about

:27:45. > :27:55.your period, do you think we are looking at a new golden period for

:27:55. > :27:57.

:27:57. > :28:01.Welsh rugby? They have some great men in charge. Shaun Edwards is

:28:01. > :28:05.unique, they have brought a winning element into the Welsh side. They

:28:05. > :28:09.are the fitter side in world rugby. If they can get those fitness

:28:09. > :28:17.levels going, the strength in depth, they can go down to Australia and

:28:17. > :28:25.put their hand up. They need to be those kinds of sides. There is no

:28:25. > :28:35.limit to what they can achieve. Let's get some more action for you

:28:35. > :28:38.

:28:38. > :28:48.Let's get some more action for you now. Wales' women took on France.

:28:48. > :28:49.

:28:49. > :28:54.The French side ran in five tries. They have a top point lead at the

:28:54. > :29:03.break. The one-way traffic continued in the second half. This

:29:03. > :29:13.try was the pick of the bunch. England's dominance of the women's

:29:13. > :29:16.

:29:16. > :29:21.game continued. Scotland Tacoma the wooden spoon, like the men. -- took

:29:21. > :29:31.home the wooden spoon. It was also disappointing result

:29:31. > :29:35.

:29:35. > :29:45.for the Welsh Under 20 side. The French ran in a two tries. wails

:29:45. > :29:47.

:29:47. > :29:54.ran in a late consolation. There is still a a lot of work to do.

:29:54. > :29:58.England made a back-to-back title. -- ing and made it a back-to-back

:29:58. > :30:08.-- ing and made it a back-to-back title.

:30:08. > :30:10.

:30:10. > :30:18.The rugby continues. It is the business end of the Pro12.

:30:18. > :30:28.Munster take on the Ospreys. On Saturday, stand by for the Cardiff

:30:28. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:52.Italy and Scotland were battling it out to avoid the wooden spoon and

:30:52. > :30:58.

:30:58. > :31:08.England and Ireland were battling comes the day. -- Morgan comes away

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:31:21. > :31:31.once more. Penalty to England. Owen Farrell with relative ease the

:31:31. > :32:11.

:32:11. > :32:19.BLOWS. They near side penalty try. The forwards have their reward.

:32:19. > :32:29.England dominating territory and possession. Keith Earls is the way

:32:29. > :32:31.

:32:31. > :32:41.and frees himself. Looking around... Taking down by Strettle. Or nearly

:32:41. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:55.-- Tomas O'Leary goes for the Cross food kick and it goes into touch.

:32:55. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :33:06.WHISTLE BLOWS. Penalty to England. Youngs has gone for the try. Quick

:33:06. > :33:08.

:33:08. > :33:18.thinking by a scrum-half. That must have been close to being

:33:18. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:31.a forward pass. There's a gap for Venditti. Venditti on his 4th

:33:31. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:48.international appearance. This is what the Italians are good at. This

:33:48. > :33:59.

:33:59. > :34:06.into the runners-up spot. On familiar territory for France, 4th

:34:06. > :34:14.place. Scotland have a Six Nations whitewash when first time thinks

:34:14. > :34:21.There is not much more Stuart Lancaster can do to get the job,

:34:21. > :34:31.what do you think? I think he has got a good work ethic and as a

:34:31. > :34:33.

:34:33. > :34:41.coach, they are playing well. I was talking about this last week. We

:34:41. > :34:46.said that Farrell is a very good man. That combination, and we were

:34:46. > :34:53.saying maybe they would go for a Nick Mallett. Why go for a big name

:34:53. > :34:59.when a bloke is doing his job. He cannot do any more. They have got

:34:59. > :35:04.to put faith in him now. Saracens will want to keep Farrell. I think

:35:04. > :35:07.they should give him the job and carry on. What do you think, should

:35:07. > :35:14.they give the job to Stuart Lancaster? The reaction of the

:35:14. > :35:19.players, he has brought them back down to earth. They are now very

:35:19. > :35:22.humble, they are very back to the fans. He should be the man for the

:35:22. > :35:28.job. What worries me is that the big names in England are shedding

:35:28. > :35:33.Nick Mallett. I would go for it Stuart Lancaster. Is he the man to

:35:33. > :35:39.see it through? To be fair to Andy Robinson, I think he could probably

:35:39. > :35:43.walk out of Scotland and walk into a very good job. He hasn't got a

:35:43. > :35:48.great pool of players. He has brought some good players through.

:35:48. > :35:54.Unfortunately, international rugby is about winning and his record is

:35:54. > :35:59.not good enough. He may be feeling on the fact that he wants to play a

:35:59. > :36:02.similar style to Wales but everyone is saying about the cutting edge of

:36:02. > :36:07.midfield. Unfortunately sometimes you have to play to the strength of

:36:07. > :36:13.the team. The only thing I would be critical of his is he playing to

:36:13. > :36:17.the strength of the Scottish team? The back row was impressive?

:36:17. > :36:21.scrums are not bed -- bad and the back row is not bad and you have

:36:21. > :36:31.got people who can kick the ball. You do not build your game unless

:36:31. > :36:34.

:36:34. > :36:39.you get some wins. They have got no balance in midfield. They cannot

:36:39. > :36:43.get the ball to them so it is a waste of time. They had two yellow

:36:43. > :36:51.cards yesterday. It is not the coach's fault when they are doing

:36:51. > :36:56.stupid things on the fault. -- on the pitch. If you are a man short

:36:56. > :37:00.you are very lucky to score a point. If you can score points, you are in

:37:00. > :37:07.trouble. Let's get more reaction to the

:37:07. > :37:12.Grand Slam. Earlier we spoke to a legend and Scrum V favourite...

:37:12. > :37:17.Wales have won the Grand Slam. Next, a three-match Test series in

:37:17. > :37:21.Australia. I have been given the responsibility of getting some

:37:22. > :37:26.action from that neck of the woods. We have a time delay and my brain

:37:26. > :37:36.delay, which could be interesting! Let's see who we all speak to this

:37:36. > :37:38.

:37:39. > :37:46.morning. It is... The maestro himself, welcome to Scrum V. Good

:37:46. > :37:50.morning, or good evening for you guys. Who cares what time of day it

:37:50. > :37:56.is, lovely to see you. Wales won the Grand Slam. How has it been

:37:56. > :38:01.received on the other side of the world? About time, a lot of people

:38:02. > :38:06.were thinking. The Welsh from last year have demonstrated they have

:38:06. > :38:11.got a side that can go further in the competition. I was disappointed

:38:11. > :38:20.with the way they finished. Alex Cuthbert is coming up quietly on

:38:20. > :38:27.the rails? I get abused by a lot of Welsh people on Twitter. Someone

:38:27. > :38:35.said, get ready for this young very coming through, he is 7 ft 1 or 4

:38:35. > :38:39.never. He has grown a few inches. That's great try-scoring. A lot of

:38:39. > :38:44.people round the world will be worried because the Welsh are going

:38:44. > :38:48.to come to Australia this year. So, three Tests and they could be in

:38:48. > :38:52.good stead when the Six Nations and showing under pressure that they

:38:53. > :38:56.can play good rugby. So you are saying there you are worried about

:38:56. > :39:06.his in Australia, worried that the latter coming?

:39:06. > :39:07.

:39:07. > :39:11.It is about time that they have got a great team together and are being

:39:11. > :39:15.competitive. In previous years, you had one-off Tests and Wales were

:39:15. > :39:20.always hard to beat at home. But then they travelled and his

:39:20. > :39:30.struggle. Let's see who as we can find on the

:39:30. > :39:31.

:39:31. > :39:37.way. We were clearly the victim of a New Zealand-island flat during

:39:37. > :39:46.the World Cup to make sure that Wales did not get in the final. The

:39:46. > :39:51.real best team in the world were denied in Auckland. We are just

:39:51. > :39:54.going to have to wait until 2015. This Welsh team are officially

:39:55. > :40:03.acknowledging three Grand Slams in eight years. This is a golden

:40:03. > :40:13.period for Welsh rugby. When they held that trophy aloft, it looked

:40:13. > :40:17.

:40:17. > :40:22.good. Let these guys just play rugby. Don't panic, don't get

:40:22. > :40:32.nervous, just get right behind the Alliance and push them through to

:40:32. > :40:34.

:40:34. > :40:43.2015. -- behind the lads. Playing against Australia is a opportunity

:40:43. > :40:53.for Wales to prove their credentials. Fans have been gagging

:40:53. > :40:57.

:40:57. > :41:05.for a proper rugby. We need more line scorers. We are a competitive

:41:05. > :41:08.outfit. We are going to crush the criminals in their own backyard!

:41:08. > :41:18.is always a great pleasure to see you. It is much more fun to have a

:41:18. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:26.beer with you. Enjoy this fantastic Grand Slam.

:41:26. > :41:36.Getting very excited about Wales's tour to Australia. What do the boys

:41:36. > :41:41.

:41:41. > :41:51.It is massive. We need to get out their anger to resolve. This is a

:41:51. > :41:54.new era, a new side. It was a real tight Six Nations, if you look back

:41:54. > :42:02.at it. They know, when the chips are down, when things are tight,

:42:02. > :42:07.they can go out and win it. I think they'll be looking forward to going

:42:07. > :42:17.to Australia, take the spoils. have to send a message, that we up

:42:17. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:30.for it. I think so. Everybody will take notice. It is time to deliver.

:42:30. > :42:34.

:42:34. > :42:44.A great staff. -- great staff. The you think Warren Gatland is the

:42:44. > :42:47.

:42:47. > :42:55.favourite for the British lines job? I think so. -- British Lions.

:42:55. > :43:05.He has a great record. Semi-finals of the World Cup, three glans lambs.

:43:05. > :43:07.

:43:07. > :43:16.-- Grand Slams. To Wales wanting to be the -- would Wales wanted to be

:43:16. > :43:22.the British Lions coach? I think so. If he wants the job, they should

:43:22. > :43:32.let him have it. Thanks very much. Would you like to see Warren

:43:32. > :43:34.

:43:34. > :43:44.Gatland in the British Lions job? think it is a definite. He has a

:43:44. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:54.great coaching team. I can see Graham Rowntree being the forwards

:43:54. > :44:02.coach, there will be a lot of Welsh players on the tour. It makes sense

:44:02. > :44:07.for Warren to get the job. Summer tours after their chance to bring

:44:07. > :44:14.young players in, but this is different. We have won a Grand

:44:14. > :44:17.Slams before, and fallen short on tours. It is tough down there. You

:44:17. > :44:22.are playing them in their backyard. The Best teams in the world, the

:44:22. > :44:27.Best players in the world. Now is the time to go out there, we are

:44:27. > :44:32.full of confidence. What Wales are known to have to learn to do, is to

:44:32. > :44:37.come back when they are losing games. The squad they got, now is

:44:37. > :44:47.the time to go there. I would much rather go to Australia Banner New

:44:47. > :44:47.

:44:47. > :44:54.Zealand also paprika. -- than in New Zealand or South Africa. It is

:44:54. > :44:59.all about the world rankings, getting up as high as possible?

:44:59. > :45:09.There is nothing like beating the Australians. That is the only way

:45:09. > :45:13.

:45:13. > :45:18.you get respect of them. -- off Ben. Sometimes they don't show you

:45:18. > :45:28.respect. It is a great opportunity. Hopefully we won't have too many

:45:28. > :45:28.

:45:28. > :45:33.injuries. It is not a one-off, you have time to adjust to the country.

:45:33. > :45:37.I want to talk to about Warren Gatland. He always impresses me

:45:37. > :45:47.when he gives an interview. Is he the greatest Welsh coach we have

:45:47. > :45:48.

:45:49. > :45:55.ever had? There have been some great coaches. He has won 50 caps

:45:55. > :46:05.for the All Blacks. They have been some great coaches. He has I

:46:05. > :46:07.

:46:07. > :46:11.fantastic job. -- done a fantastic job. A few years ago we didn't have

:46:11. > :46:20.the strength to compete with the Australians. This time he has a

:46:20. > :46:30.great chance of taking the lads out there, and pinching some results.

:46:30. > :46:40.There has to be a succession policy if he takes the British lines jobs.

:46:40. > :46:46.

:46:46. > :46:56.-- British Lions. I think Rob has enough experience to takeover. I

:46:56. > :47:05.would leave it as it is, even if he has to take a sabbatical. You're

:47:05. > :47:15.watching it in a studio, had about feel? It was tough. -- how did that

:47:15. > :47:16.

:47:16. > :47:21.feel? I was on pins and needles. The way they have won the Games, it

:47:21. > :47:27.has given me bonkers. It has been brilliant. I have really enjoyed it.

:47:27. > :47:36.I find it difficult when they are singing the anthems. It has been

:47:36. > :47:46.fantastic. I'm a lucky charm, five games commentating, five wins.

:47:46. > :47:50.

:47:50. > :47:55.Thank you very much. Thanks to my guests. It began in Dublin, it

:47:55. > :48:05.ended in Cardiff with 250,000 people letting loose in a Grand

:48:05. > :48:05.

:48:05. > :48:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:48:50. > :48:59.# Now I gotta cut loose. # Footloose, kick off the Sunday

:48:59. > :49:09.shoes. # Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees. # Jack, get back,

:49:09. > :49:23.